It is not very difficult to recognize a real Rudraksha. On account of its Increasing importance and price, it is made artificially also and these artificial Rudrakshas are also being sold in market. Artificial Rudraksha is often made from the wild berry seeds or nuts. But in these artificial Rudraksha, no facet can be made as real as the ones that are in the genuine ones and can easily be detected by an experienced eye. Here the facet (Mukh) means deep lining from the upper part to the lower part of Rudraksha. Looking at these deep linings-facets one can recognize real Rudraksha. There are many other criteria written to recognize Rudraksha, such as the sinking and floating of Rudraksha in the water and revolving between two coins. But It is not a correct criterion. Even an unripe but genuine Rudraksha may float in the water and a non genuine ones made out of wood impregnated with lead may sink Therefore, we should not bother about these suspicions and false notions. The Rudraksha should be brought seeing the faces of Rudraksha and from a genuine supplier. Generally there are various numbers of faces on a Rudraksha, from one faced to sixteen faced. Generally five-faced Rudraksha are found easily and abundantly. One faced Rudraksha round variety is found most rarely and does hiding the other lines in higher mukhi beads or carving a single line in some berries commonly fake the most. Some have a stem implanted in them artificially to give a real look. 1 mukhis having Serpent, Trishul, Lingam etc carved on them are also fakes. A real Rudraksha does not have these markings. It is advised to not seek round 1 mukhi, as there is most probability of ending with a faked one. Rudraksha having 2,3,4,6,7, or 8 faces is found very often but its price is more than the five-faced Rudraksha's. Also some scrupulous people fake Gauri Shankar Rudraksha by gluing together two Rudraksha beads. Some higher mukhis are faked by carving extra lines in lower mukhis. But these can be again detected by experience and awareness. Please note that the idea of informing about Fake Rudraksha is not to scare away people, but to make them aware. Genuine Rudraksha are also available in plenty and it is only greed and unscrupulousness that tempts some suppliers to sell fake beads. It is to be noted that the market price of Rudraksha does not affect its religious or spiritual importance or medicinal value. Thus there is no link or connection between the price of Rudraksha and its religious, spirituals and medicinal importance.